Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 102

'v. -A' A' 1 A A A- -V -K A 'A A i' I Kaiser Realnni Keep -V- slight Space When work began on, the Kaiser Center a decade ago it was ten tnat srcu.wu square er holdings in personnel as well as in sales, initiated the request for more office space and started the real estate negotiations for the new office building with all divisions in mind. Construction otlhe new building began last October, Completion is anticipated by the fall of 1970. Fronting on Valdez Street between 21st and 22nd Streets, feet of offices would fill foreseeable needs for 15 years. The fact that construction of a $30jnillion high-rise office building-additioR to the center -already is underway is an economic barometer of the phe- nomenal growth of Kaiser Li-dustries parent company of an industrial organiza- ill iii 4he-hew-high rise will-have 28 I -4-tion-that extends-around the sm m.

nj i 1 Ills stories and its population will total 2,400. Gross square footage of the new fully-air conditioned building, including two will be compared with the 980,000 of Kaiser Center, completed in 1960. The new building will Include 25 floors of office space by, a second floor arcade and one floor of mechanical and electrical equipment. Following a company tradition, the new structure will be used as a showcase for Kaiser building products Indentical front and rear facades of the H-shaped building will make extensive use of aluminum. Other Kaiser products steel, cement, concrete and globe.

Seven years after the company's branches and affiliates moved to the 28-story center from 27 separate Oakland locations more space was needed. Personnel count rose by 43.5 per cent in five years from the time the first building cen-us wastakeh in lt. In addition to the 2,900 persons now housed to the Kaiser Center, 400 of the engineering division's staff are in nearby rented quarters. Some of the aluminum company's personnel also are in leased space. The sixties have been dynamic years for the Kaiser Aerospace and Electronics jComluffl used cal and" Chemical Sales.

Broad- easting Corp. Cement and Skyline Change Gypsum Iron and Steel Work is now underway on a $30 million high rise office building addition to the Kaiser Center on the shores of Lake Merritt. The 28-story structure is slated for completion in the fall of 1970. The affiliated Kaiser com-panieswhicltSEdgaF' Fr-Kais-er heads, exceed 100 separate companies and subsidiaries. Their combined assets are $2.7 billion.

Aggregate sales" on thousands of products and services are $2.2 billion. Plants and facilities total 198 in 34 states and 50 countries overseas. The annual payroll for employes is $627 million. Shareholders in the publicly-held companies total 75,000 investors. Engineers, Foundation Hospitals, Graphic Arts, Jeep Refractories all bear the Kaiser name.

's an international Kaiser family, too, tocluding Aluminum International A. G. a Swiss subsidiary; Kaiser Aluminum Werke G. M. B.

H. the wholly owned German subsidiary; Coal, a Canadian subsidiary, and In-dustrias Kaiser Argentina. Naturally, every one of the 'youngsters' in the Kaiser family wants to have his own room. The fail-growing aluminum company, largest of the Kais- -sr 53 tT" I 1 1 1 QrVECURftA Alameda County ni urn am uam mm mt iim Tops Area Growth I 24-0 Jan. 26, 1969 TREASURE ISLAND 19 Tribune Will "I foresee easier financing for black businessmen' Ray Collins, president of Associated Real Property Brokers, says: "I'm looking forward to easier financing for black men who want to go into the i industry business, professions like beauty and barber shops and cafeterias.

This year, I think, more bankers are going to be willing to sit down and talk with minority people about investment programs, without regard to "ethnic origin. "I look forward to a more objective implementation of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, whereby all people all people will Alameda County is leading the nine county Bay region in economic growth. This is the summation of a report prepared by the research department of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce, "1968 Handbook of Comparative Data, Bay Area Counties." Santa Clara County ranked second in the economic growth tally, while San Francisco County dropped to third place. The rankings, according to Walter D. Skinner, president of the Oakland chamber, were established by a 38 key' category.

Copies of the handbook are available free on written request to the Research Department, Oakland Chamber of Commerce, 1320 Webster Oakland, 94612. Here is a breakdown of the See us at our new building, 2250 Broadway, Oakland. On Outlook From time to time during publish additional stories on the Outlook in 1969 for business, industry, commerce, recreation and culture in the Eastbay. These stories will reflect The Tribune's continuing interest in focusing public atten-JjonojLjhe4Lh changes affecting the lives of those of us who live in the RAY COLLINS be able to buy and maintain their own homes with dignity. Oakland building, see us at any of our nine Bay Area locations.

Find out how you can get the maximum, insured saver's Interest rate on your money Alameda" which" top honors County garnered: QCEDQSCDgD rifyoucan-vislfupntir CG3 00333 1968 Alameda County, 1, Santa Clara County, San Francisco County, 748,200. Projected Population (1969) Alameda, Santa San Francisco, 721,400. Total Retail Sales da, San Francisco, Santa 525. Don't be even the ordinary accounts earn 5 at Security Savings. If you can't make it to our new 1 Kinetic Window "San Francisco sculptor Fletcher Benton has been commissioned to design a kinetic window for the Gallery of California Art in the new Oakland Museum.

The window will be composed of slowly moving panels ot coloredjglass TvhichLcreale "corhbihatiohs of colors and patterns. land, plan to spend a few minutes and see our Treasure Island display. It's a golden opportunity for you. Total Vehicle Fee Paid Registrations Alameda, Santa Clara, San Francisco, 413,109. Total Number of For-Hire Trucking- (Term 'ante's- Alameda, 736T Santa Clara, 728; Contra Costa, 478--- Number' of Truck Carriers Having Gross Operating Reve- Clara, $1,718,101,000.

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College Higher) Alameda, Santa Clara, San Francisco, 26,066. Fee Paid Passenger Car Registrations Alameda, 529, 486; Santa Clara, San Francisco, 331,713. START TODAY AND SAVE THE SECURITY WAY Carloads of Freight Handled, Rail Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, 124,553. Residential Telephones A 1 a da Santa Clara, San Francisco, 386,673. Total Resident Employes Alameda, San Francisco, Santa (Sara, 325,300.

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